Budget

One of the lingering effects of Hurricane Ida will be felt at the gas pump as fuel prices are expected to rise over the next several weeks.

By law, the city must operate on 50% of the most recently approved budget until a new one is passed.

The city could be operating on 50% of its current budget if a new budget isn't passed by September 1st.

Questions come as critics have claimed the Sheriff's Office has undue influence on the Guillory Administration.

The announcement comes along with the elimination of 37 positions within the Parks and Recreation department in Lafayette.

Baton Rouge Democratic Representative Ted James says after a week of haggling, the legislature is showing some signs of life.

It took two sessions to pass what could have been done in one.

To rebalance this year's budget, Gov. John Bel Edwards is levying all of a $70 million spending reduction on the state health department and sparing Louisiana's public colleges.

Other changes to TOPS may occur during the upcoming legislative session that begins Sunday.

Nearly 100 students and sympathizers gathered on the capitol steps in Baton Rouge yesterday. Their mission, to stave off nearly $600 million dollars in budget cuts announced for Louisiana's public universities.